Girot Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 where do we put entries? I just realized I have one ready to go!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmeer Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Right here Girot! Rules and entries in this thread :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hokay: I put a show-off thread up for this a little while ago but she's a long overdue halloween present for my wife. Our anniversery is actually Halloween. In any event here is my attempt at Elise: 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmiles Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Wow. Really nice, smooth skin tones. Good glow on the jack'o'lantern face, too. EDIT: Well, I guess I'll throw my hat in the ring here. Title: All the Leaves are Brown... Figure: 14469 Fairy Base: Micro Arts Studio...well, whatever the series was, they don't sell it anymore. For clarification, can I pop this into the Inspiration Gallery and my painting thread without getting disqualified? Edited October 7, 2013 by dsmiles 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I really like what you did with the wings. Overall I like her. What did you use to varnish? The semi-gloss fits the ant-girl look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmiles Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I really like what you did with the wings. Overall I like her. What did you use to varnish? The semi-gloss fits the ant-girl look. Thanks. I wanted kind of a...parchment-y...look to the wings. They needed to look quite fragile. She's not varnished in the photos. The glossy-ness comes from the wash I applied to get that particular skin tone. (Chitin tone?) I don't know why the red came out semi-gloss, though. However, normally I use two coats of gloss varnish followed by a couple of coats of matte varnish, and it comes out looking similar to her semi-gloss finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 The skin tone is perfect for this. It reflects her bug nature and the style of the sculpt beautifully. You really nailed this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slendertroll Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hmm, having not done this sort of thing before, what's the etiquette on multiple entries? I have a good number of undead types in the painting queue (or just completed) that fit the theme, but aren't really up to any sort of competitive standard. Would it be frowned upon to enter a bunch of times with mediocre tabletop-standard entries (and hopefully one or two pretty good ones) or should I just focus on a couple figures for submission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmeer Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Given it's a competition for skill and fun (and our two initial entries are really cool so far!), I'd focus on getting the one or two good ones, unless it's a leader and their undead horde. Then I'd try to bring the leader's undead up to the same standard as the leader, or close to it for a group entry. Since we're not delineating between groups, singles, and dioramas, I don't know how far you want to take it. Then again, it would be fun to have a tabletop full of rotting flesh enter the competition and try to eat the other contenders. And no way I typed that last sentence did it look any less horrible. Edited October 7, 2013 by Darkmeer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slendertroll Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I plan to do one or two minis at (my version of) high quality regardless. I have a number of other thematic minis that will be at tabletop standard, but I guess I won't submit them as well in that case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 For clarification, can I pop this into the Inspiration Gallery and my painting thread without getting disqualified? I see no reason why not, and I believe that has always been allowed for past competitions. Share your work with the world! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Typically a person can submit as many entries as they want, but they as the artist can only place once. It all depends on how much time/effort/materials you feel like investing for Halloween/Fall related stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 thanks for the contest, Darkmeer! after a long break you've made me get my paints and brushes again I've just picked Mr. Bones from my Kickstarter set today and painted it in one go So, a miniature finished... the first Bones mini I painted... and.. the most important rule of the contest: HAVE FUN! ... yes , I had fun! That makes for a triple win already 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Sweet. Nameless is back. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I am, I am hopefully with more than just 1 quickly painted Mr. Bones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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